Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-30
. Jury In the Haddock Muir.
,er Case Report Sunday AZ
ternoon at 2 O'Clock,
ding the Defendant, Fred Munich.
ratl. Jr., Guilty Of the Crime
Of Manslaughtcr.
, Penalty from One to Eight Years
in the Penitentiary. Closing
the Evidence, Etc.

HQer cdS0e ~ AAOAA OAsy3 AN"s1 e~ss~ VIZ
sted. wherein Fred Munchrath, Jr, was
kpdant The last evidence taken by the
knse and tie rebuttal by the state was on
rslay, September Is. During the trial .
number Of witnesses we're examined, but
10 main the evidence was substantially
same as thu. developed at the Arensdorf
hence synopsis Of the more important
mony will alone be Of general interest
bArry L Leavitt and Albert Koshnitski,
bismarck" were examined at length
subjected to rigid cross-examination.
their evidence was in thorough accord
their confessions, with which the public
{amiliar They charged John Arensdorf
tLe murder, and alleged that Fred
l,chrath, Jr., was among the number who
curaged personal violence to Rev. Had
4, Wood and Walker, and was present at
SC ne Of the murder.
5pited states District Attorney Murphy
in tostined about being taken from Tho
kot tie night of the killing, in a hack to
fAomo on West Third street. and how he
stopped by Fred Munchrath, Jr., near
corner Of Fourth aud Pearl streets. It
then, Murphy inks. about DIT O'Clock.
Slderm' Il Grady and james SEQ lard testi-
l that they were in Junk's saloon shorty
er 10 0cseck the same night, and that Fred
{uyhrata, Jr.. John Arensdorf and num-
Of otiH' parties were in the saloon at the
ke The testimony of tie state witnesses
I almost iden ical with that given at tho
Cnsiorf trial
| Le evidence introduced by the defense was
scly the same as at the former trial, with
exception of That of the new witnesses.
II. Simonson vas tie first witness called
tue doferse He said he was a saloon
ever and attended the saoon-kcepers' meet
al Hoioear eds hall on the night before
murder; that he and Loavitt notified q
anil er of saIoen-ktepers 10 be present; that
threats against Haddock, such as Leavitt
sifeu TO- were maue at the meeting that
gh.
|t.arles Ehlers swore that ho saw Laavitt
bismarck talking together in TIE alley on
e4orth side of Fourth, between Pearl and
Bu;ss streets, three or four days after the
1rier This was denied unuer oath by
th Leavis and Bismarck.
Pan. Leader. one of the defendants in the
urior case, aud at he Time Of the murder
Z Eepor of the Milwaukee hotel and saloon,
u shot.t tho same story as he told on the
B4i at tho A. ensdorf trial.
AEds NOE1l, I'LL CA-ES1l1Ul 1llO DdEtS11uoIs
ktifel tha5 at he lime of the murder he was
!k ct the Chicago house, on the corner Of
uyth and Jones streets; that night abou 10
FLOCK he Was on Bluff street; thai lie started
pm Fourtil street, and when at the corner
linrce street. he met Fred Munchrath, tho
endans coming across from the south side
fourth street, and from there wa ked on
10 tic next sreot, Nebraska, up which
nchrath ;artod as if he was gong to his
hss, the TT mont; that he Ii mself went cast
Fourth sueo ana had gone about block
a half further VIXEN he heard revolver
7 SOM where 10 the west, and that he then
nt into the Chicago house.
larry Shel1nan, ono of the defendants,
e The same evidence as at the Arensdorf
lie claims not to have been with the
wi that Light; that when the shot was
q he was al his plA CO of business on The
Ter of Fourth and Nebraska Streets
In Arelts of, the principal defendant to
IaddocS Indictment was a Witness He
he had lived in Sou City ten years, and
psen brewer. he attended the saloon
Fers' meeting al HcldeAried's hall on the
lsof August 2, 1856, and the meeting
81 about five or ten minutes. He attended
Pecohd, no private meeling here thatntght
eha' sed by Leavut. He denied that
fbef said there that ho had a couple of
rmen who would whip Haddock. He de-
mat he had spoken of blowing up any
Glngs or that he ga that the brewers had
much money invested 10 allow the prohibit
Isl. 10 stop tn saloons, OF that he said
r was $500 in the treasury, or that
WI made inquiries about Moriarity, or
L:ayltt PROMISED to try to get Moriarty
EhIp Haddock. The state waived cross
h!hation OF Arensdorf
u.s. Gertrude Mun chrat',, the mother of
Xltipn{t3I,% Y,tit
Z: Il AN SO years old ana have lived in
{, and lived here in AUG ust Of last year.
Atst floor OF our housa i, occupied as a
store remember hearing OF the kill
OF Or Haddoek. l Lad been to Chicago
returned home on the O'Clock tram Tie
y. OF TIC murder. My husband was with
ou the visit TO Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs
sths we're at onr house that night when
zane home first saw Fred Munchra:h,
ula' Etght about 1920 o'clock. My
s4Ier and Fer Children were at our house
f. lled came heard saot fired that
|l ~ Between 10 aud IL o'clock. I was in
mi Room which face south. L heard
\ me coming up stairs jus. before tho snot
was clio. ing the windows, and then l
lhto the d ng-room and found Fred
~, and also my hus and, my daughter and
.nn ZEN. Fred remained about fifteen
"o9 and Mr. Munchrath and Fred then
uua lisen my husband came back and
mat some one hal Teen shot Thought
snot was toward Perry CT eek"
DISCRIMINATION Mra. Munchrath sold:
S''cinb cr 1t was just twenty minutes past
V'ock, because l looked at the watch,
=" Was hanging over tho washstand Fred
k, ia Ia ,t, Just little later, for when !
a oa 70 The dining room found him there"
Eea Munchrath, ST., father of defendant,
~ ANA Cousin, Sister of Fred's, James
"TuSihs, brother-in- aw, all CAV. evidence
e"otatlVe OF that of the defendants
Ii. MA. Msnnchcath, Jr., the defendant, testified
Gtos'ance as follows: 81 am the defendant
IL case and have liv in Sioux City all
m ne Ia August, 1856, kept hotel-ihe
w. ~ house On N, br,ska street., near
tpa. Ina saloon bar in the hotel. On
, r1i, OF tie ID of August, 1856, I
-tt..ioIienlled's hall. Hary Sherman and
Ie, shere together. There were eight or
~ ~ there. or something near that. l
iin "ilh sherman and Charley CORN ny.
"5 vas sad there Of VIII piping Haddock,
IN VI anybody else. Iatten ed no private
NJ, W. t. uefe. did not II main ter the rest
r " &C. Ibid not ask Leaviit to remain
n.y. AZ conversation with Leavitt at private
d a., a J1 ! said nothing about whipping
4,noaIh here den ed ser atm all the
a''r; which Leavilt testified were made
iu L nl al: M eling at Holuenriel's hall.
Of M Cont" uing: 'The uext day-the
to,a 1He inurder-I went with Leavi,t TO the
tyr a yard. l went TO collect bill whicn
dJ1 ,nyy owed mo for board. didn't say
nen,: .uoIiari'y and was only thore few
ss ~ Ieavitt weutup to Moriar4ty and
mi - -, nm Levitt talked to him only o
F,v ah yes heard nothing aid by Nor
i e sIsoas whipping Haddotk, Wood or any
tu i 49, ga nothing on that subject
sIee,s no OF at tie ., rner OF Fourth and Wa